I do both happily.
I do Visual with club members and visitors on every Club night and any other night I can't be bothered setting up all the imaging gear.
I do imaging because I like to be able to record what I've seen up there and print it out and frame it.
I am another one that even after 26 years at it now
STILL says 'WOW!'
Telescope:
$1299
Mount:
$1500
To be able to see something Billions of light-years away as it is happening Billions of years ago with my own eyes:
Priceless